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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
2
Community column reports visitors and residents in Magnolia and nearby towns. Mentions arrivals from Haven Kansas Emporia Bloomington Ottawa Tonica and McNabb, church services, new members, stores closing schedules, and local events including weddings travel and a barn fire near Clifford Haws farm with livestock losses.
The Stardara Bearers gathered at B A Mathis home for their fourth meeting. The program included song America a vocal solo by Gladys Ray a reading by Ollie Roberts and instrumental by Ralph Edwards. A moonlight picnic in August was proposed and the evening ended with lawn games and a cafeteria style lunch of strawberries ice cream and fruit on the lantern lit lawn.
Residents of Quaker Lane relay local doings from a busy week. Travel plans, family visits, illness and business trips populate a wide-ranging community diary with parties, meetings, and upcoming gatherings at the Friends meeting house and Cadillac picnic.
Martha Emma Price born 1845 in Illinois, widow of John B Price, mother of five, died June 18 1913 aged 67 years 8 months and 6 days in La Salle County Funeral at Friends meeting house June 20 1918 interment at Friends cemetery near McNabb WCTU member and devout Quaker. Letters also recount Hennepin Drainage Levee district meetings and proposed land assessments.
Charles Porter of Mackinaw married Miss Mary Allen Stouffer at the bride’s parents home in Hennepin. Rev C S Boyd officiated. The bride’s sister Maude Stouffer and cousin Howes Porter assisted. flower girl Wim Anderson led. After a four course dinner the couple left for a western trip and will reside in Mackinaw.
A Fleetwood Pa reader describes relief from menopause symptoms after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter details hot flashes dizziness headaches and other distressing signs, claiming renewed strength and health without medical visits. The writer credits a friend's recommendation and urges publication for other women facing similar changes.
Grenville Echo reports Dr Wilson’s new house rising, George Koehler plans residence in Granville or McNabb after selling his Michigan fruit farm. Mentions a Tuesday incident, Stouffer Porter wedding attendance from Granville, court actions in Hennepin, and dedication of a soldiers monument at Princeton with nearly 200 soldiers present and 1700 registered.
United States Geological Survey issues a folio of the Geologic Atlas covering Murphysboro and Hervin quadrangles in southern Illinois, detailing topographic maps and geologic analyses of Carboniferous rocks in a coal region.
An OCR heavy clipping discusses a late Ice Age glacier advancing into Illinois leaving gravel and bowlders across large areas, then shifts to advertisements for Kickapoo Worm Killer for children and a patent weapon concept by Alexander F. Humphrey, detailing morphia tipped missiles and a sleeping burglar.
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